Mission # 312

MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Date 16 April 1945
384th Mission
Mission Number 312
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Mission Comments Attack On Transportation
The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew as the 41st Combat Wing C Group on today's mission. CAVU conditions at the target enabled accurate sighting of the assigned target, leading to good bombing results.
Primary Target Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Regensburg, Germany
Target Attacked (Mode) Primary (Visual)
Sortie/Aircraft Summary Completed Mission, not including spares - 35
Aborted - 2
Scrubbed - 3
Flying Spare, Completed Mission - 2
Ground Spare Aircraft, Unused - 1
Mission Personnel Mission Personnel Roster⇗ or Mission Loading Lists⇗
Mission Documents Combat Mission Records and Plans obtained from the National Archives⇗

43 AIRCRAFT ASSIGNED TO THIS MISSION
Table is sorted by Pilot, and may be sorted by any column: click the column head.
Aircraft Pilot Results Mission/Sortie Information
42‑37788⇗Drew, James Lawrence ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑38208⇗Pinson, William T ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97309⇗[N/A]ScrubbedReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8679.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑97592⇗[N/A]Lead Ground Spare
Aircraft, Unused		 
42‑97824⇗Grove, Alfred W ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102430⇗Milton, Theodore Ross ⇗Completed MissionCol. Milton flew mission as 'Cowboy Scouter'.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102459⇗Casagrande, James A ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102518⇗Kowats, Daniel Frank ⇗AbortedTurned back due to an internal engine failure.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑102661⇗Wilson, Robert L ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
42‑107125⇗Carpenter, Dean E ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37717⇗Blagg, John Anthony ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑37971⇗Meitzler, Roy A ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38501⇗Hatch, William Alva ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38548⇗Sheahan, Robert E ⇗AbortedTurned back due to a faulty prop governor.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38588⇗Seavey, Homer Carl ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38673⇗[N/A]ScrubbedReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 44‑8408.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38747⇗Ruckman, George F ⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 44‑6592.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38752⇗Lewis, Charles Allyn ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38757⇗Eakin, Otho M ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38766⇗Henry, Robert T ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38800⇗Cathey, George Warlick ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38839⇗DeGennaro, Carlo Nicola ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38974⇗Moorhead, Harris L ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑38994⇗Smith, Eliot H ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39131⇗Leavitt, Philip Neldon ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39138⇗Knaur, John S ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39197⇗Porter, James L ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39203⇗Neal, William T ⇗Completed MissionLead Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39236⇗Scherokman, Edward ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
43‑39444⇗Nicolai, Edwin G ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6476⇗Abare, William Tebbs ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6592⇗[N/A]ScrubbedReplaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38747.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6882⇗Wahlstrom, Harry Lawrence ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6892⇗Montgomery, Robert W ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6898⇗Tebo, Clerance L ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑6909⇗Poulton, John W ⇗Completed Mission SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8211⇗Donnell, Alonzo McWilliams ⇗Completed MissionGroup deputy. PFF ship. Hot camera ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8401⇗Wright, Edward S ⇗Completed MissionLow Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8408⇗Jerome, Edwin Anthony ⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft; replaced 43‑38673.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8649⇗McKay, William Monroe ⇗Completed MissionGroup lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8668⇗Bennett, Ralph J ⇗Completed MissionHigh Squadron lead. PFF ship.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8679⇗Bowman, Harold H ⇗Completed MissionGround Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑97309.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗
44‑8945⇗Jamison, Joseph F ⇗Flying Spare,
Completed Mission		Flying spare; joined formation.
SORTIE REPORT ⇗